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AROUND TOWN >> AROUND TOWNAround Town is an important element to the local business coverage of Valparaiso Magazine. Submissions are permitted by chamber member businesses only. Articles are business announcements - i.e. awards, new additions to staff or promotion of title, and change of business location. Sales promotions, advertisements, or coupon ads may not be accepted. Submissions must be 150 words or less, are subject to approval, and may be edited. Send your submissions to info@valpochamber.org The BLPS group is excited to add a groundbreaking STEAM laboratory to our product lineup -- introducing SkriLab! This cutting-edge system developed by Skriware integrates 3D printing and robotics to inspire creativity and hands-on learning. We help districts, schools, and other educational institutions provide a dynamic space for students to engage in multidisciplinary projects, enhancing problemsolving skills and teamwork. Ignite a passion for science, technology, engineering, arts, and mathematics in an environment that sparks imagination and ingenuity. Join us in revolutionizing education with the fusion of 3D printing and robotics, sculpting a future where limitless possibilities come to life. Learn more about Skriware on our website gateway2achieve.com/ skriware. Board-certified pediatrician Chantal Walker, MD, is now part of the Franciscan Physician Network and is accepting new patients in Michigan City. Dr. Walker completed medical school at Indiana University School of Medicine in Indianapolis. Her clinical interests include atopic dermatitis, early childhood development and school performance and pediatric obesity. Dr. Walker is accepting new patients at Franciscan Physician Network Coolspring Health Center, 1225 E. Coolspring Ave., Suite 1C, in Michigan City. To make an appointment, call (219) 861-5719. Gabriel’s Horn provides shortterm shelter to homeless women as they work to transition into permanent housing. Gabriel’s Horn provides shelter, transportation, wellness programs, and referrals to local resources. Clients can stay at the shelter for up to six months. It costs $45.00 per day to support a client and her dependents. You can show your support by joining this year’s fundraising campaign. You can email questions to executivedirector@gabriels-horn. org or 219-242-2799. Girls on the Run Northwest Indiana has received a 3- year grant of $300,000 from Lilly Endowment Inc. to help serve more girls within their current service area of ten counties in Northwest Indiana, as well as expand their transformational program to eleven additional counties in the Wabash Valley area of Indiana. The program is being funded through Lilly Endowment’s initiative, Strengthening Youth Programs in Indiana. The aim of the competitive initiative is to help youth-serving organizations working throughout Indiana improve their abilities to promote the academic, physical and social well-being of young people, ages five through 18. The American Society of Interior Designers – Illinois Chapter (ASID Illinois) celebrated their annual Celebration of Design and Design Excellence Awards at The City Hall Events in Chicago. Tarik and Susan El-Naggar, owners of Healing Environments, were announced as the 1st Place winners for the “Wild Card Residential Space.” The project included a timeless Italian- Style Media Room with integrated TV and Projector, a custom bespoke Italian library, and Italian 38 WINTER <strong>2024</strong> |
LLC comfortable lounge sofas. This year’s program placed the spotlight on the slate of exceptional work from the past year. Over 170 designers and enthusiasts joined together to congratulate our winners. “Healing Environments” Architecture and Interior Design firm designs spaces that promote healing and inner peace to the mind, body, and spirit. Contact Susan El-Naggar, ASID at 219-689-6058 for more information. Lakeshore Public Media is proud to announce it has completed the installation of a new High Definition television antenna that will ensure a stronger and more reliable Lakeshore PBS broadcast for viewers across Northwest Indiana and Chicagoland. This new antenna is designed to meet the latest overthe-air broadcast standard – ATSC 3.0 – and will also add substantial vertical polarization to improve indoor reception of both 1.0 and 3.0 broadcast services. Purdue University Northwest’s (PNW) department of Psychology was recently awarded a fiveyear, $3 million grant from the U.S. Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) to partner with pediatric healthcare clinics in Lake, Porter, and La Porte counties to support mental health services and interventions for child traumatic stress. The project, Northwest Indiana Identification and Management of Pediatric Experiences of Trauma and Underlying Stress (NWI IMPETUS) was selected as part of the National Child Traumatic Stress Initiative to implement routine screenings and brief in-office and group interventions for child traumatic stress, as well as increase access to longerterm services by training large cohorts of local mental health providers in specific evidence-based interventions for child trauma. Residences at Coffee Creek Senior Living has been selected 2023 Assisted Living Community of the Year by the Indiana Assisted Living Association (INALA). Located at 2300 Village Point in Chesterton, the award–winning senior living community is licensed to provide 24/7 nursing staff and Memory Care. Recognized for innovation, Kaitlynn Redmon, Executive Director, noted that INALA was particularly impressed by the support of a request from the community to host and aid in the development of the unique model Parkinson’s Support Group and Exercise Program, a first for Porter County, especially for an underserved senior population needing the service. Surf Internet announced the connection of the first customers to their fiber-optic network in the northwest Indiana communities of Lake Village and Kouts. To celebrate the two communities going live with high-speed internet, Surf leadership paid a visit to their newest customers, congratulating them on being the first to enjoy advanced connectivity. “Northwest Indiana is a great success story,” said Surf CEO Gene Crusie. “With so many small communities in the area, we were able to work hand-inhand with local leadership to bring in grant money along with our own private funding. Together, we’re helping those who would truly be unreachable without a significant capital outlay. These residents are finally getting high-speed access to the internet they deserve.” DESIGNS THAT TURN HEADS Prices that don’t raise eyebrows Call 219-561-1040 LLC LLC ValpoChamber.org 39
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